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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chlehqls:
I can recall my GS2 from T-Mobile had a slight scratch after using it without a screen protector for several days. It was a faint scratch that probably got one from being rubbed by sand while in my pocket.

I learned my lesson from there lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fnord:
It's not other items that you would put in your pocket that will cause scratches (eg keys, coins, wallet), it's the grains of sand and other fine debris that collects that will scratch it. Dedicated pocket for your phone won't help that...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
I can confirm sand will scratch it. Took my G2x to a beach while on business. Next day noticed several hair line scratches.

No glass is scratch proof yet. That video of the Xperia was hilarious though but this is where the glass is strong. Its tough but not scratch proof completely. Different materials react to other materials differently. Diamonds, for example, should scratch glass.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lazaro17:
Not only do I have a reserved pocket but I also put it inside a microfiber pouch before I put it in my pocket.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] norazi:
AFAIK, "Gorilla Glass" is just a marketing name using by Corning. There are many other variations of it made by other companies but they cant call it "Gorilla Glass" since that name is trademarked but fundamentally should be the same thing

You see this alot in home improvement stores, DuPont sells a countertop material called "Corian" which is supposedly as durable as granite but cheaper. Lots of other companies sell the same thing but under different names
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jiangheng:
Yes, the fundamental solution of "fortified" glass are quite similar. but from my observation of the cracks, gorilla has much thicker fortified layer than the glass used in GN.

and from my personal experience, gorilla glass are quite tough, it's hard to broke unless collide with very hard object at very specific angles.

but my GN is somewhat fragile, seems any collision with a hard object will broke it, no tricky angles required.

all I mentioned above are about cracking a glass, I have not noticed any difference in scratch resistance yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OniV2:
I've had my Nexus for over a month now. I've taken it to university, the beach, restaurants, fast food restaurants, on buses and trains and even on hikes.

No scratches yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] biffsmash:
Anyone without a screen protector, and without a scratch, is very lucky indeed. Pure luck without a doubt. I don't care what pouches people use, eventually, salt, sand, dust, sugar, diamonds, something is going to get inside and have fun with it.

Drop it onto some metal from a metre high, and it will most definitely scratch ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ciscostud:
Same here... I've been careless with my gnex since December and i still can't find a scratch.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] peeyourownpants:
I've unintentionally thrown mine on the sidewalk from 5 feet up when I missed my inside jacket pocket on more than one occasion with no issues and then it randomly falls out of my pants pocket while I'm sitting at my desk at work and the screen cracked diagonally up by the speaker.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] earlyberd:
You guys have to understand that treated glass is only tough along the surface. It's extremely brittle around the edges, which is why most phones up until this point have had a thick bezel to protect the edges of the screen. Apple's iPhone 4 was the exception to this rule, and you can still watch any number of Youtube videos of it completely failing at drop tests. That's half the reason why they gave out bumpers for free, the other half being the supposed antenna design failure.

As the bezels get smaller and the screens get bigger, the chance of cracking the screen from a drop becomes more likely. The designs are nice and sleek, but until we stop using glass screens you can never trust your naked phone to survive a drop.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lazaro17:
Yes maybe if you're hanging out in sand boxes, mining for diamonds, and swimming inside pools made out of sugar. I had a bare screen with nexus one for years and never had a scratch. Planning on the same for galaxy nexus.

The more neurotic you are about a phone the higher the chances of something actually happening. That is why most people will have their first drop within the first month of owning a phone. But once you stop caring it seems like the phone stops trying to commit suicide by jumping out of your hands. :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
No matter how carefully you are, there WILL be sand in your pocket and you WILL get a scratch in your display. That's the reason why I use a screen protector.

And besides: what are the disadvantages of a screen protector? They are very cheap these days and didn't affect the usability of the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andrewsoong:
But does the screen protector not get scratched? So you're still left with a scruffy screen.

I don't see the point in cases either, just covering up a nice bit of kit with a crap cheap glove.

I understand it to keep up appearances for resale value but if you're on a 24 month contract the phone's hardly worth a thing by the end of that.

Too much stress trying to keep it 100% like-new!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Yeah sure but if the screen protector get to much scratched you just can throw it away and apply a new one. That's something you can't do with the screen ;-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] resynx:
Cases are to protect the phone when you drop it. Prevent the screen from shattering and other nasty things that could happen =S
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
but they still look ugly :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andrewsoong:
Ironically I'm currently selling an HTC Desire on Ebay with a smashed screen and that had a case on and is Gorilla glass!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kwiggington:
I was going to use a screen protector then i took an arrow to the knee.

Sent from my Apple Mac 2 in 1983
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bigeyes0x0:
@kwiggington: your avatar pic describe well what I am doing ATM reading your post. Seriously is that joke too old by now?

On topic: I seriously don't care about case and screen protector because as many good smartphones I have used, I rarely drop them and they didn't get scratched or at least easily seen scratch. I rather use them as intended, case in point the GNex looks bulky with case on and I like the coating on the screen, less fingerprints for me. If I do break it, just buy another.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] resynx:
I never said that they looked pretty, I am just stating the purpose to them as it was being questioned.

Of course, nothing is invincible. No one is trying to say that a case will make your phone indestructible, it will just give you a better chance at keeping your phone from breaking.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] killyouridols:
This. Basically toughened glass is approximately 3.2 times more impact resistant then standard "float" glass, however, it is no more scratch resistant and is just as liable to crack or break it the edges are hit. Toughened glass will (if your lucky) chip up to 2mm from the edges, anything after that it is shattered. Personally, I prefer it the way it is. A crack is better then a shatter. Obviously if it cracks in several places its not gonna be any good, but with toughened you only get one chance
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kwiggington:
Alot of people use old jokes that should of died years ago

Sent from my Apple Mac 2 in 1983
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 1bent:
My Nexus one slipped out of my shirt pocket, glass cracked. Digitizer still worked, but I was spiritually traumatized. My Gnex went into an Otterbox Defender, ain't coming out again until I gotta move the sim to whatever comes next. Yeah, it's thicker, but much easier to pick up when it's lying flat, much more confident grip. Plus, it's slipped out of my shirt pocket and not been damaged by the fall.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] twiztidninja:
You are all idiot that's whhy I replace all my glass screens with diamonds quartz crystals can suck my balls
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Cool story bro.

Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
Golden rule of gadget geeks: never ever ever put your gadgets in your shirt pocket. Cause the first time you bend over your toy ends up in 3 pieces on the ground. I learned long ago. Sorry bro:(.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SynysterXJ:
I've dropped my GNex from 4ft, had it land right on its face and no cracks, dings, etc. No case as well.

My boss got a Razr Maxxx, kept the phone in the same pocket as his keys and has a nice half inch scratch right across the screen.

Your gorilla glass isn't all it cracked up to be.....pun not intended, but intended. :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kwiggington:
Sent from my Apple Mac 2 in 1983
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] undecidable:
The key issue to me has not been scratchability, breakability or smudgeability, but permeability.

After 2 weeks in a rainforest, dampness must have crept into the touch surface

so keys would self select (and sometimes self press).

By the end of 3 weeks, it was unusable.

Even now a month later, it still has problems,

and so have replaced it with a GNex.

But I assume the GNex and the N1 will have the same problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LDelSanto86:
Yeah I gotta say the screen is one of the best I've had on any phone. Countless drops on pavement, rocks, everywhere..the case is dinged up but I haven't got so much as a tiny scratch on the screen. This thing has been abused and held up well..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] T.C.P:
I got a scratch from it being in my pocket :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sergioosvaldo1:
Me too! And I dropped it less than 3 feet off the ground and bam! The screen cracked.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zeinzu:
I have several hairline scratches on my replacement after having it 3 whole days. I treat the phone like a newborn infant. When I'm at home it is always kept safe. When I'm at work it's in my pocket in a zip lock bag (I work around food and do dishes so it's not worth risking moisture damage). I can't for the life of me understand how I got them when being so meticulously careful, and after only three days.

Everything else about this phone is fantastic. The screen glass, however, is the most pathetic thing I've ever seen for a touchscreen device.

Sent from my AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] danger-rat:
You keep a newborn infant in a zip lock bag in you pocket?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] supercobaltss:
LOL nice
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zeinzu:
I work making food and doing dishes, so it's not worth risking the moisture damage. Zip lock bags give me ease of mind and I can still see the screen to use the phone.

Sent from my AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JediNinjafication:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tMyDKdFs-o&feature=youtube_gdata_player

This is more to my liking. Gorilla glass doesn't have anything on this
[Optimus One, P500, V General] roms515:
All of sudden, my unlocked LG P509T goes into Emergency Mode with yellow background when I insert a prepaid SIM card in. When I take the battery out and wait about 15 minutes and put the battery back in, it boots up and functions like a PDA. Can anyone think of a reason why? I tried factory reset, hard reset but nothing seems to work. I know that the SIM card works because it works with my other unlocked phone.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] cekuhnen:
I have no idea what causes this.

Did you call LG tech support line? They are often pretty good with help.

Are you with T-Mobile?

Did you maybe consider to perform a full recovery (flashing a stock image) over the phone?

I did this when the LG update actually bricked my phone during the 2.2.2 update.

Well now I have 2.3 yah ;)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ur6beersaway:
Did you try ROOTing the phone with gingerbreak ?
[HTC Desire S] dilip007:
sorry for being a noob, how do i undervolt and is undervolting the same as underclocking?

also what the settings i should use to undervolt my phone?
[HTC Desire S] zeekiz:
If you have to ask the question, you aren't meant to do it. No performance increase can come from undervolting, but complete system instability can be a common result from severe undervolting.

I never noticed any advantage of undervolting, but that's just me personally.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
I made a thread on how to undervolt, and the best settings for it quite some time ago.

Surely when you made a new thread, it came up with some UV thread suggestions?

-------------------------------

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[Kindle Fire General] LanceDiamond:
Occurred to me yesterday that this could be the case: If someone owns a Kindle Fire they are probably at least a little less likely to go to the local Best Buy and purchase games, music, movies and even more expensive items like large TVs. I know in my own case my last vaccum came from...Amazon tax free & shipping free.

The Best Buys in Texas that I've been to are choc full of Kindle Fires and I can't help but think every time they sell one they're hurting themselves.

Thoughts?
[Kindle Fire General] airmaxx23:
The same could be said for about any type of product in any retail store.
[Kindle Fire General] LanceDiamond:
Not at all. If you buy a Blu-Ray player are you more or less likely to buy movies?

Kindle, beyond a few accessories, what is the device going to cause you to go back to the store for? They're selling a device that functions as a catalog for the competition. Granted you could say the same about any computer but the computer brings you back for more than a Kindle will.

If the Kindle were made by Fry's would Best Buy sell it?
[Kindle Fire General] AOD_Corwin:
Speaking as a Fry s employee, the last time we had a Frys branded desktop, it was absolute junk and if anything helped propel HP sales in my store.
[HTC EVO 3D] mkeller96:
Hi this is a simple program i made to flash new Kernels/Roms Super easy

all you need to do is download the file and place it on the C drive Make sure you READ THE READ ME FILE to set this up correctly

I made this program because i havent had any luck with the FlashImageGUI.apk

and i was tired of opening a cmd prompt and entering all the commands one line at a time so i made a program that does all that for you and it has onscreen instructions if you dont know what to do so give it a try and tell me what you think

[YOUTUBE]<object width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o676ePQLKlo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></object>[/YOUTUBE]

PS if someone makes a video of it i will put it in

Download Link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XDR5MLTF
[HTC EVO 3D] alammori:
I'll give it a shot.
[HTC EVO 3D] Dees_Troy:
This would be better if you:

Started off with adb reboot bootloader as this will reboot the device into fastboot mode for you

Didn't fastboot flash the recovery every time you run this as seen on line 5

Changed line 4 to "cd .\Evo3DTwrp" so that it would work from any location instead of just C:\

There's also no need to wipe cache / dalvik twice and it puts more wear and tear on your emmc

But a good first attempt.
[HTC EVO 3D] mkeller96:
thank you for the feedback i will make those changes now i new there were going to be a few problems becasue i have never made a .bat file so i taught myself and did a lot of testing to get it where it did what i wanted to i also just got the evo3d 2 days ago
[HTC EVO 3D] alammori:
I was looking at the bat file and came back to comment on this, but it seems you me to it.:)

May be first thing you should do is to change your signiture. lol.
[HTC EVO 3D] mkeller96:
Just changed my signature thanks for reminding me:)
[HTC EVO 3D] thunderkiss65:
command line

I dont understand what youre saying about having to type a lot of command lines to flash correct with 1.5 all i do is navigate to my sdk i copy everything from platform-tools to tools folder. And that is where put my recovery.img, another simple trick if you have a winrar or whatever you prefer this is where you can bypass all those command lines by simply navigating to your folder where you have your recovery.img when you get there hightlight it hit shift rightclick it gives you a option to open command line there very simple. from there you can simply type adb reboot bootloader, then one more command fastboot boot recovery.img then you can wipe and flash so only 2 simple commands. And remember to have your recovery.img in the tools folder or where ever you navigate to get to it, but me i prefer copying everything from flatform-tools to tools folder
[HTC EVO 3D] mkeller96:
how do you embed youtube videos this is the link i need

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o676ePQLKlo
[HTC EVO 3D] KillerDroid96:
Hey mkeller96 its KillerDroid96 of wait we are the same person lol. KillerDroid is my new profile for development. I have to make posts to reach the minimum so I can create a thread.

I miss having these cool little unlock rings. I made this tutorial when I was 16.
[7 Mozart General] pk1982kg:
Hello, is any simple solution to change ROM in my HTC MOZART with Mango 7740? I want only unlock my phone and change to oryginal ROM but with polish language. Iam in O2 in UK.

My parameters:

OS Version. 7.10.7740.16

Firmware. 2250.21.51003.206

Hardware. 0004

Radio software. 5.71.09.02a_22.51.50.21U

Radio harware. A.102.0.D4

Bootloader 5.10.2250.3(132193)

Thank you:-D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pureblood:
I hate having to use the touch screen to take pictures. (I am coming from a droid x) I was wondering if it is possible to make it so the power button or even the volume button snapped a picture? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joeykrim:
Were these options on your Droid X? If so, was a modification required to be loaded? If so, could you provide a link?

Sounds like a great idea! Off the top of my head, should definitely be possible as a "ROM modification" or a possible small stand alone tweak...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pureblood:
The droid x had a dedicated camera button.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyrand3:
So i have an arc lt15i since april

and i think my battery life has been reduced since first purchase.

On FW 3.0.1.A.0.145 20-30 min 3G browsing=1%(100%-99%)

now on FW .62 33 3G min browsing=19% (100%-81%)

my signal is good -81dBm 16 asu

When i check in SE service test on battery health test it says:

Good,no need to replace it.

My arc condition is:

-had been repaired two times

first because restarting they give me new arc,second because 0% issue not new arc.

-never fall from anything

-unlocked bootloader via test point

-always changing ROM

-4181v on full battery.

-FW 62 , baseband 64 ,advanced stock kernel(doomlord)

-always overcharged every night

What i've tried:

-juice defender>not helping

-battery calibrating app from market>still same

-wifi browsing is about 10%/20mins

-decreasing brightness to 30%-50%

-turning off all sync

So my question is :

Do you think there is something to do with the repaired 0% battery arc?

Is my arc battery life normal?

Is there any app to check wear level?

How is your arc/arc s battery life when browsing on WCDMA/HSDPA?

Is SE service test true or not?

Does overcharging every night making my battery even worse?

Please give me some advice!

As you can see my grammar is bad so sorry about that:p

Thanks in advance.:)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
I don't have exact numbers but the drain is less than yours and almost every night my Arc hangs on the charger while I'm sleeping.

Maybe you should stay on one ROM for a while and let the battery stats settle down.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teddymild:
Hi mate have you try this method http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20725900 i have been using this for 3 days and it seems improve my battery. Maybe u can try it as well. Cheers.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] deejayspinz:
I’ve been on this forum for a few weeks now and seen many posts on rooting/s-off etc, and I am confused over the options. (thanks to Globatron and others for their hard work). I was hoping that someone could give me the right reference.

I have the stock View with GB and the OTA update has been staring at me for some time now. I don’t (yet) want to upgrade To HC but I do want to do things like backups, remove Sprint bloatware etc. I understand that I have to root the device to do this. Can anyone point me to the steps necessary to root my stock View? Do I just run the prerequisite steps in Globatrons thread? Which steps specifically?

If I do this, and later decide to update to the OTA HC update, will that brick the View? Do I have to use one of the custom ROMs (and approaches) documented here?

Also, if someone here does a custom ICS ROM for the View, could we go from GB direct, or would we have to go GB > HC > ICS?

Thx for your help.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] graffixnyc:
This thread does not belong in development. It belongs in the general section. The development forum is for just that threads that are about development (roms, kernels, recoveries, tools) and not for general how to questions or questions on how to root.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] deejayspinz:
Sorry. Posted to General.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] kevinrocksman:
....why does no one read the rules.... check your pm
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soulja786:
Hi,

I've posted a thread or two on here but I cant get any proper help or instructions to help me out :(

Basically, my phone has its boot loader unlocked (lock symbol shows up) and I have tried all methods to lock it but nothing works.

I cant boot the phone into recovery, and drivers arent very coperative either :(

I need help! ... I'm planning on selling my phone ,so need to restore it asap.

The problem started when I first bought the phone, it wouldnt update or reboot, so I tried a one click root, it unlocked the bootloader and everything looked fine. UNTIL, an OTA update came along, I applied it, but when my phone came to restart it was stuck on the google logo. I cant even update anymore :(

Pleease could someone help this n00b out? Really appreciated :)

Thanks!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polobunny:
Read. No seriously, these forums are chockful of help threads and guides on how to root your phone, install a custom recovery, fix your phone when it's stuck.

Since you want to go back to stock, I'll give you a hint...

1) Unlock bootloader using fastboot (DONE!)

2) Flash custom recovery using fastboot

3) Wipe data/factory reset in custom recovery

4) Install Gingerbread 2.3.6 in custom recovery

5) Lock bootloader using fastboot

Edit: If you're having trouble getting your phone to be recognized in fastboot mode, use the PDANet drivers for Windows. Usually that does it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soulja786:
Thanks for the reply.

Trust me, I've read around this forum a lot! I've tried the drivers with PDA net but still nothing works. The drivers (adb I think) aren't recognised so can't get anywhere.

I get easily lost with the guides. I don't think they're newbie friendly. I .e. where am I supposed to type 'fastboot oem lock'?

Btw I have no custom rom installed ( I don't think) and when I downloaded the root checker from the market, my phone is recognised as not being rooted (even though I can't apply updates :/ )

I think main thing is that my phone isn't recognised in fastboot mode.... :(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] polobunny:
Learn about fastboot here

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot

For the drivers, you can watch the video here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4AHucGBZHMQ

The guides are as noob friendly as they can be.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soulja786:
Thanks a lot for your help! I owe u polobunny :D:D, I can now lock the bootloader BUT, Ive rooted my device with 'twrp' and want to flash a ICS ROM. Which ROM would you reccomend and to install it do I add the rom to SD card and install from twrp interface? Or is it more complicated than that ?

Thankss
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wild1z:
Installing the Rom should be the same regardless of recovery. Yes put the rom on the SD card and flash away. ;)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soulja786:
Thanks :) but do I need to wipe data/restore or can I just flash?